cuculus canorus

1. 1.

   common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

   SynonymsEuropean cuckoo

   Broadercuckoo

   Part ofCuculus

Questions about cuculus canorus

What does cuculus canorus mean?

cuculus canorus means "common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds".

What is another word for cuculus canorus?

Close synonyms include European cuckoo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cuculus canorus a common word?

cuculus canorus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.